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Spring 2026 Dean's List includes 1,085 Pigman College of Engineering students

May 21, 2026

The Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering is proud to announce 1,085 engineering and computer science students included on the University of Kentucky Spring 2026 Dean's List. Students are eligible for the Dean’s List by meeting these requirements during the fall or spring semester:

Mostafa Mubarak 2026 UK Commencement Student Speaker

May 10, 2026

Four graduating students were selected by University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto to represent the Class of 2026 as speakers at UK’s May Commencement Ceremonies. These students reflect the breadth of the UK experience — leaders, scholars and innovators whose paths have been shaped by discovery, service and a strong sense of community. Mostafa Mubarak, a 2026 Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering graduate, delivered the first student address at the 9 a.m. Friday, May 8, ceremony.

UK honors 2026 Outstanding Teaching Award winners

Ryan Girves

May 1, 2026

The University of Kentucky celebrated exceptional faculty and graduate teaching assistants with Outstanding Teaching Awards during the 2026 UK Faculty Awards Ceremony, April 30 on campus.

UK leads national effort to expand AI access for undergrads

Mar 26, 2026

As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes nearly every sector — from health and agriculture to journalism and the arts — demand for graduates who understand its foundations and implications is rapidly growing. Yet, traditional AI coursework often requires advanced programming skills or a computer science background.

UK researcher develops safety system to help self-driving vehicles and drones work together

Erin Wickey

Mar 26, 2026

As self-driving vehicles and drones become more common, a University of Kentucky researcher is working to ensure these technologies can communicate and coordinate reliably in real time. Yang Xiao, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science in the UK Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, received the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award with $534,264 over five years for his work.

21 Pigman College of Engineering researchers among top 2% of world’s most-cited

Mar 3, 2026

The University of Kentucky is well-represented on a list of the most-cited researchers in the world. In a database compiled by Stanford University in a partnership with Elsevier, 125 current UK scientists and scholars appear among the top 2% of the most-cited researchers across 22 disciplines. Of those 125 scientists and scholars, 21 are UK Pigman College of Engineering faculty.

UK, Microsoft to host campuswide ‘Cats AI in Action’ showcase

Tiana Thé

Feb 23, 2026

Computer Science faculty will participate in the 'Cats AI in Action', Thursday, Feb. 26, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Gatton Student Center.

KREPE-3 Flight: Send Off February 20, 10:00AM - 1:00PM

Feb 10, 2026

The KREPE-3 mission capsule sendoff offers a unique opportunity to view all 12 flight capsules before their delivery to the International Space Station.

NSF CAREER award supports faster, smarter use of massive scientific data

Erin Wickey and Ben Corwin

Feb 4, 2026

Today’s most powerful supercomputers can answer big scientific questions. However, managing large amounts of data presents a major obstacle. That challenge is the focus of the work by Xin Liang, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science. Liang recently received the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award with $500,000 over five years for his research.

‘AI is the future’: UK launches state’s 1st Bachelor of Science in AI

Jan 28, 2026

The Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering at the University of Kentucky has launched the Commonwealth’s first Bachelor of Science in AI. The undergraduate degree program, housed in the Department of Computer Science, will welcome its first class in Fall 2026.

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